Preview: Cummins will lead the Sunrisers once again. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma formed one of the most lethal opening pairs last season. They will look to get their team off to a rollicking start on Sunday. Mohammed Shami has been roped in by the franchise and the stalwart will look to make an instant impact. Rajasthan made an interesting decision to appoint Riyan Parag as their captain for the first three games this season. In the last couple of seasons, the Royals have got off to blistering starts in the tournament but lost steam towards the end. In IPL 2024, they won eight out of their first nine matches and were poised to finish in the top-two. However, four defeats in their last five games meant that they had to take the longer route to the final. They defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Eliminator but could not get past Hyderabad in Qualifier 2.
Indian Premier League 2025, 2nd Match, SRH vs RR
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Date & Time: Sunday, March 23, 03:30 PM
Weather forecast for today in Hyderabad
Maximum temperature: 33°C
Minimum temperature: 23°C
Wind speed: 8km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium: 55, 000
Pitch Report: The pitch at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is known for being batting-friendly, though bowlers might find some extra bounce early on. Historically.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Abhinav Manohar, Wiaan Mulder/Kamindu Mendis, Pat Cummins (C), Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Mohammed Shami.
Rajasthan Royals (RR): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Shubham Dubey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma.
